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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Land Dispute Over Survey Entries — Government's Claim of Ownership Not Established. Court holds that revenue entries are not conclusive proof of title and that the appellants' long-standing possession and ownership based on inheritance and prior documents must be recognized....

The appellants, claiming to be the owners of a property known as 'Caulgale' or 'Caulgalle' in Sanguem, Goa, filed a suit for declaration of ownership and correction of survey entries. They alleged tha...

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Bombay High Court Reduces Compensation in Land Acquisition Case for New Bombay Project — Market Value Fixed at Rs. 15 per sq m Instead of Rs. 30 per sq m. Court holds that reliance on a prior judgment without establishing comparability of land is insufficient for enhancement under Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment and award dated 17th September 1993 passed by the learned Joint District Judge in a reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Debarment Order in Import License Dispute — Validity of Imports Under Additional Licenses Despite Public Notice Upheld. Imports of Colour Picture Tubes and Video Tape Deck Mechanism under licenses issued before Public Notice No.109 dated 21-3-1989 were valid under Para 215 of AM-88-91 Policy....

The petitioners, M/s. Videocon International Ltd. and Mr. Maheshwar V. Kasbekar, were manufacturers of colour TVs, videos, and other electronic items. They imported Colour Picture Tubes (CPT) and Vide...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Tenant's Petition and Allows Landlady's Petition in Eviction Suit Based on Damage and Nuisance. Concurrent findings of fact regarding permanent construction and nuisance under Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947, upheld in writ jurisdiction....

The judgment arises from two cross writ petitions challenging a decree of eviction passed against the tenant. The landlady, Smt. Pramila Vijay Phansalkar, filed a suit for eviction against the tenant,...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Kidnapping and Procuration Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Inducement. Conviction Under Section 366A IPC Overturned as Prosecution Failed to Prove Intent to Force or Seduce Victim to Illicit Intercourse....

The appeal arose from the conviction of the appellant, Laxmibai, by the IVth Additional Sessions Judge, Aurangabad, in Sessions Case No. 278 of 1995 for the offence under Section 366A of the Indian Pe...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State's Appeal in Land Acquisition Case — Compensation Enhanced to Rs. 12,000 per Acre for Fertile Irrigated Land. Comparable Sale Deed Method Upheld Under Section 18 of Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for Minor Irrigation Tank Acquisition....

The State of Maharashtra and the Special Land Acquisition Officer appealed against the judgment and award of the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Nanded in Land Acquisition Reference No. 186 of 1989, whi...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State's Appeal in Land Acquisition Compensation Case — Market Value Enhanced Based on Comparable Sale Deeds and Potentiality of Land for Development. The court upheld the Reference Court's determination of market value at Rs.12,000/- per acre with 1/3rd deduction for development, rejecting the State's challenge....

The State of Maharashtra, through the Collector and Special Land Acquisition Officer, appealed against the judgment and award of the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Nanded in Land Acquisition Reference ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Demand Case Due to Vague Charge and Material Improvements. Charge under Section 420 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 failed as it lacked specific particulars and prosecution suffered from improvements....

The revision applicant, Arun Tukaram Wahane, was convicted by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nagpur in Regular Criminal Case No.12/1998 for offences under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Co...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Grievous Hurt and Criminal Trespass in Family Land Dispute — Medical Evidence of Grievous Injury Confirmed by X-ray and Doctor's Testimony....

The case arises from a criminal revision application filed by the complainant Vinayak Yeshwantrao Junghare against the judgment of the Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge, Amravati, dated 5.3.2007, which ...